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Flawless.
As with the rest of this series, I much prefer reading Mark's commentary the first time he's reading the book as compared to his reread. His reactions are so genuine and his obliviousness for what's to come is so hilarious. I'm not quite sure how I feel about all his personal anecdotes. They add a touch of genuineness but I think there's a tad too much of it.
Mark Oshiro is not only emotional (and yes, yes, one of the best things fiction can do is make us feel things); he's also generous - remarkably generous in letting us into his life, opening his experience and emotions to us to help us see how reading and emotion go together. There are wonderful things in the Mark Rereads section of this book that enhance the original blog posts. Like Mark, I too once discovered that reading can be about emotion, and that it was especially wonderful when those
Note: I didn't listen to this specific book but since Goodreads doesn't allow for multiple reads yet I used this as a placeholder for listening to the Pottermore Prisoner of Azkaban audiobook.
Oh Mark, what I wouldn't give to live for a while inside your brain.
Reading along with Mark during the last several chapters is amazing good fun. He's completely overwhelmed by the plot twists, the character depth, and the epic and beautiful use of time travel (his favorite thing). He steadily loses the ability to can. And so did I, my first time!There are a few chapter reviews where Mark intentionally writes in a different style - the Dementors is one, the live chat is another. It might be off-putting to readers who aren't used to this from Mark's site.
